Sex may sell, but buyer beware

It’s not sex that sells, it’s really women and girls that we are selling — our bodies and our image, believes Linda Kelly

AS an end to our debate about the recent Hunky Dory ads , my friend fixed me with a stare, let out an exasperated sigh and issued the death knell to the conversation: “What do you expect Linda? Sex sells. That’s not going to change.”

For the rest of the day, I couldn’t shake the uncomfortable truth she had uttered. Many of you will agree that sex has always been a commodity in our culture, more proliferated in recent times definitely, but always a constant and that to be naive enough to speak out against it is a battle that can never be won. Yet, I find myself dusting off my shield, mounting my horse and getting ready to head to the battlefield again.